CRKT Freyr Axe: Outdoor Axe with Deep Beard Design, Forged Carbon Steel Blade, and Hickory Wooden Handle 2746

What do I use this axe for? Currently I’m clearing 7 acres of thick trees. I have my stihl but next to that, this is my second most used tool. I’m very impressed and it looks great! The sheath is very well made and such a perfect fit. It’s comfortable to wear on my belt all day and doesn’t hinder natural movement. The handle is super comfortable and forgiving. The head is super tough and easy to maintain with a basic sharpener or strop. 1055 is perfect for axes cause it’s super easy to strop back into place instead of chipping with say 1095. I see some say it’s not razor sharp, but it’s not a knife or razor. It’s not suppose to be or it be razor sharp. I use this on hard wood all day with zero issues. Head stays tight and is very solidly wedged in. Overall highly recommended!

Great product! Well made and sturdy! Suitable for camp chores or Viking raids!

First impression was a little less than impressed with the factory edge... that being said, it isn’t a big deal because I never leave a factory edge on anything. A little work with a file then a diamond sharpener had a perfect edge on this beauty. (Just under shaving sharp is where I like to keep hatchet blades). All my knifes I strop to a razor. Anyway... I got this hatchet to take on my pretty regular minimalist camping trips. I always take an axe and a couple of knifes but I was lacking a good strong hatchet. I’m a man that likes things that last so I liked the hickory handle on this one and the blade shape with the dark finished handle really caught my eye. So far I’ve just taken it out back and split some medium to small oak I had laying around but it had no problem at all, and if I planned on splitting anything bigger I would use an axe anyway. I banged the handle a time or two while trying to get the feel of this hatchet but you can’t really tell at all. That’s one thing I should mention, the blade angle and length take a little getting used to but I love it now. The quality control is something I have always respected from CRKT so I wasn’t surprised to find that all the measures I would have taken (both to make and secure the handle) were taken. I’ll be sure to leave an update after a night out with this one but for now I definitely recommend this hatchet or “tactical axe”. *UPDATE* Downgraded to a 4 star due to the head coming loose and needing to be reseated. Also, the edge needed a little extra need even more work to be a good WORKING camp axe. After a while I ended up needing to take a belt sander to the edge to get a better bevel. I still use the axe and it works great for the price but needed to be properly set up.

Great quality

This was a Christmas gift from my brother I really love the look and I enjoy that I can choke up on the blade if I want to carve with it I also bought myself the leather sheath!

It’s a hatchet, it’s not a log splitting axe, although it can do it. It’s not a razor blade, you’re not supposed to shave with it. Y’all that are complaining about how it does not come sharp enough have apparently lost sight of what an axe/hatchet does. Sharp gets stuck in wood (not good for it’s intended purpose), wedge shaped blades split wood (as in the dull one your hatchet arrived with). This is an amazing product at an excellent price .

Owning the Berzerker, and the Chogan, I was really looking forward to owning this Freyr bearded axe. It does not disappoint. the beefy handle, the swell at the base, so much better grip than with the camp axe style of the Chogan and Berzerker axes.

For the price, I would have liked _much_ better craftsmanship. The design, solidity, and feel of the Freyr I received are great, but the finish on the handle was so thin that you could see the light wood showing through the fine, dry, open fissures – it had no kind of protective seal, just a little dark stain. In that sense, it lags behind cheap hardware store hatchets, which at least slop on a layer of polyurethane on the wood. That's pretty important for real-world use, where wooden handles are exposed to water, sweat, UV, grime, etc. Pretty lame, IMO. But the bigger issue might be that the blade grind is also much worse than cheap hardware store hatchets. It's a coarse angle unsuitable for cutting much of anything (I'd expect this angle on a splitting maul, not a hatchet moonlighting as a Viking weapon), and has a big old burr to boot. Sloppy. It's basically a costume prop, as received. I happen to be a fiddly-shop kind of fellow and will put a useful edge on this axe, just as I will add a protective finish on the handle. I like such projects, and had I purchased this Freyr at significant discount as a factory blemished item, I'd be very satisfied. But since I didn't, this is an overall dud. It was a face-palmingly poor value even for a fiddly guy like me, and would have been a near-ripoff for some young hopeful without the skills and tools to rehab the Freyr into what it was meant to be; a fetching, petite, cunningly conceived little slicer. Order at your own risk, and be ready to return if your example is as flawed as mine was.

Muy bonita y excelente acabado. Ligera y buena calidad.

DISCLAIMER! ORDER THE FREYR SHEATHE BELT CARRIER SOLD SEPARATELY! DOES NOT COME WITH A SHEATHE! High quality functional hatchet. It’s what the name says it is. Great for hiking, defence against capable predators (given you know how to use it). Love the bearded design. Also reduces weight. Wieldable when using the axe side, far less wieldable if attempting to use the blunt side, but you could manage. Make sure you know how to operate it or you may end up on a one way trip to Valhalla unintentionally! :)

Great outdoor axe. Just spent 2 weeks in Algonquin back-country with it and feel fully satisfied. Great weight. Very well balanced. Easy swing. Chops small trees/branches easily. You will need a file to maintain it sharp - but that's part of the game.

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did not come sharp spent a bit of time fixing that and the wood was quite dry. after oiling and sharpening its great. the grain on the handle has perfect orientation would buy again.